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单词 allineate
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allineatev.

Brit. /əˈlɪnɪeɪt/, U.S. /əˈlɪniˌeɪt/
Forms: 1700s– alineate, 1800s– allineate.
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: Italian allineare , -ate suffix3.
Etymology: Probably < Italian allineare (1690, earliest in past participle allineato ) < a- ad- prefix + linea line n.2 (probably after French aligner align v.); compare -ate suffix3. Compare post-classical Latin allineare (1646 or earlier; rare). Compare earlier allineated adj., and also align v.
rare.
transitive. To align (in various senses of the verb).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > bring into (a) line [verb (transitive)]
align1693
allineate1785
line1796
to bring into (a) line1851
parallelize1853
1785 Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1 251 The bell b, is alineated with the bell a, and much nearer to it than the third.
1864 J. F. W. Herschel Pop. Lect. Sci. (1871) v. 184 The intended base line [must be] allineated by placing a telescope a little beyond one of its proposed extremities.
1902 W. Digby Nat. Law in Terrestr. Phenomena 196 During January 1881 Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter were alineated.
1922 U.S. Patent 1,427,679 4/2 An apparatus for handling bread, comprising a device for automatically righting the loaves.., means for automatically allineating the righted loaves, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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